Counseling requirements / Vermont
Vermont counseling continuing education requirements
What the Vermont Board of Allied Mental Health Practitioners asks of a licensed counselor at renewal.
Verified Read on October 11, 2026
Read from the board’s own source. What follows was read on October 11, 2026 in the sources named on this page. Rules change, and the board decides: confirm before you rely on it.
LCMHC
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor
| Requirement | Amount |
|---|---|
| Total hours each cycle | 40 hours |
| Professional ethics In the clinical fields of marriage and family therapy, clinical mental health counseling, psychiatry, psychology or social work. | 4 hours |
| Systemic oppression and anti-oppressive practice Within the total. | 1 hour |
| Renewal cycle | Every 2 years |
| Hours are dueThe source as read gives no date that can be worked out for you. | The date on your license |
- Required from the first renewal after two years of licensure. Only hours taken within two years of the renewal date count.
- The other 36 hours must be in the theory and practice of clinical mental health counseling.
- One academic semester credit counts as 15 hours; one quarter credit as 10.
- Who decides
- Vermont Board of Allied Mental Health Practitioners
- Profession
- Counseling
- Licenses on this page
- LCMHC
- Read on
- October 11, 2026
- Sources
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- Administrative Rules of the Board of Allied Mental Health Practitioners Rules 3.26 and 3.27
- Allied Mental Health applications and renewals Act 117 (2022)
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